DuPont has its goals to help feed the world

Responding to the challenge of global hunger, DuPont Thursday announced goals for its contribution to help improve food security around the world.

"No one company, country or non-profit organization can meet the challenge of feeding the world alone.  But each of us can commit to doing our part and hold ourselves accountable to make a meaningful contribution to this global challenge," said Ellen Kullman, DuPont chair and CEO.  "Establishing specific, measurable goals for what we can do to address that challenge is key to turning talk into results."

DuPont's food security goals-–which address innovation, education and rural community development – will be tracked along with DuPont sustainability goals, the company announced. DuPont says it was one of the first companies to establish sustainability goals in the 1990s and has consistently surpassed its commitments.

The DuPont food security goals, to be achieved by the end of 2020, as announced include:

• Innovating to Feed the World: Investing $10 billion in research and development and introducing 4,000 new products centered on producing more food; enhancing nutrition, food and agriculture sustainability and safety; boosting food availability and shelf life; and reducing waste.
• Engaging and Educating Youth: Facilitating 2 million engagements of young people around the world in educational opportunities.
• Improving Rural Communities: Improving the livelihoods of at least 3 million farmers and their rural communities through targeted collaboration and investments that strengthen agricultural systems and make food more available, nutritious and culturally appropriate.  This is in addition to the work already being done to enhance the lives of hundreds of millions of farmers through DuPont's normal business practices.

The DuPont food security goals were developed following a report issued last year by the DuPont Advisory Committee on Agriculture Innovation and Productivity for the 21^st Century, chaired by former U.S. Senator Thomas A. Daschle of South Dakota.

"I'm pleased that DuPont is marshalling its resources to address key issues from the committee's findings.  We need to follow the lead of organizations like DuPont, who commit to doing something about global food security, because they know hunger is at the heart of all other global issues," said Daschle.